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HomeFood & Water Manufactured foodscape By Kurt Cobb, originally published by Resource Insights April 13, 2008 For many in North America food has become essentially a manufactured item, carefully packaged in colorful plastic and cardboard wrappers. The packages list the ingredients in small type as if they were element...
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» Winter Services and Supplies Biotech benefits ag, environment, consumers Carol Ryan DumasCapital Press Published: March 1, 2014 7:40PM Last changed: March 3, 2014 10:08AM The public readily accepts biotechnology in science and medicine, but when it comes to agriculture it's a different story. Biotechnology has brough...
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Perry Pear Joins Ark of Taste Five varieties of Australian perry pear found to be at risk of loss to horticulture have been added to the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity’s international Ark of Taste. The perry — inedible, small, astringent fruit — has been used for centuries in the English western counties of Here...
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The Treasure of Cruz Alta Honduras - 05 Mar 13 - Andrea Amato About a century ago, just seven families lived in Tecauxinas, a tiny village on the slopes of the Montaña de Camapara. The mountain, which stands at an altitude of close on 1,900 meters at the point where Honduras borders with Guatemala and El Salvador, is c...
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Taking Time Out to Reflect on a Sustainable Future Marike de Peña Chair of Fairtrade International and director and co-founder of Banelino banana cooperative in Dominican Republic Almost all of the Sustainable Development Goals' 169 action points are somehow related to food and farming - so the SDGs can only be deliver...
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From something small to something big Jay Naidoo I STAND in a fertile field, stretching towards the mountains that frame the distant horizon. We are in a circle of peasant farmers, who have tilled the land for generations. Former President Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique has invited us to see what can be done to help sm...
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News Calendars Opinion Sports Sections Ads Jobs Local Classified CU Extras Customer Service Local Business / Local Business « Northwest Bank to... Hemann Tae Kwon Do continues...» Handicapping markets Marketing pro offers top tips February 19, 2012 By DARCY DOUGHERTY MAULSBY, For The Messenger , Save | GLIDDEN - Gainin...
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“Our overall program is similar to last year, as far as the products are concerned, but our acreage has increased just about across the board on everything that we grow, so we are building on the winter program,” said Mike Aiton, marketing manager for Prime Time Sales LLC, which is headquartered in Coachella, CA. Bell ...
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Tackling tough decisions When the economy got rough, Barnes Nursery got smart and made the hard decisions that pulled it through. Kristen Hampshire Subscribe “We couldn’t stop the bleeding fast enough,” says Barnes Nursery Vice President Jarret Barnes of 2008, during the economic fallout when home building just stopped...
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Voigt Named By Colorado Published online: Aug 16, 2002 >Chris Voigt, who has served as field operations director for the United States Potato Board, was named Executive Director of the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee this week. Voigt, an Oregon native who traversed the nation on Board activities and programs o...
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Search Site Current News Stories Three more FSMA rules set new standards for fruits and veggies Is carbonated air a repellant of Asian carp? Prepare livestock, farm for winter temperatures Experts advise preparing equipment for the winter New ag minister from Canada is in favor of COOL retaliation Fed: Farm finances ar...
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TopicsCapital Investment ChannelsMNET IMPO Advertisement Advertisement USDA Takes Action Against Potato Distributor Wed, 08/22/2012 - 1:07pm Comments by WASHINGTON (USDA) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Unite...
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Governor hopes to restore Idaho ag research funding Published on December 6, 2012 3:01AM Last changed on January 3, 2013 7:30AM By SEAN ELLISCapital PressBOISE -- Gov. Butch Otter told Idaho Farm Bureau Federation members he would like to eventually restore the $5 million in agricultural research funding that was cut d...
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Date created: 15/11/08 3:02 PM Last modified:15/11/08 3:02 PM Maintained by: John Quiggin Don't sell water down the river John Quiggin Australian Financial Review 22 May 2008 With more disappointing rainfall figures over the last month, the announcement by the South Australian government that Murray River irrigators fa...
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Too Much at Steak According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the world consumption of meat and dairy products is going to increase exponentially in the upcoming years. In the face of this demand, the current industrial model of food production is set to raise more and more animals, increa...
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SD farm loses 600 hogs to smoke inhalation, Titan Machinery downsizes and Hoeven urges halt of livestock emissions regulations By: Agweek Wire reports, Agweek SD farm loses 600 hogs to smoke inhalation• SALEM, S.D. — A Hutterite colony lost about 600 hogs to smoke inhalation from a fire that started April 12 in a hog b...
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In this Aug. 6, 2009 photo, farmer Diosdado Mena works his oxen in a field in Los Palacios, Cuba. Cuba may rely more heavily than ever on oxen to save fuel normally used by heavily machinery. In a speech to lawmakers last weekend, Raul Castro extolled the value of oxen, saying a pilot program promoting urban farming an...
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Agweb HomeDrovers HomeNewsUgly Droughts Ugly Droughts By Jeanne Bernick How do recent droughts compare to 30 years ago? The drought that settled over more than half of the U.S. last summer was the most widespread in more than 50 years, and now a long dry winter has set up farmers for a nail-biting spring. Little in our...
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World Health Days Medindia » Health Press Releases A-Z Monsanto Company Donates Conventional Corn and Vegetable Seeds to Haitian Farmers to Help Address Food Security Needs Friday, May 14, 2010 Environmental Health J E 4 Haitian Ministry of Agriculture, Kuehne + Nagel, Monsanto, USAID and UPS work together to put more ...
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Capital Region orchards feel weather's impact on crops Ed Miller, owner of Goold Orchards takes a bit of an apple as he prepares for upcoming apple festival Tuesday, October 2, 2012 in Castleton. (J.S.Carras/The Record) Ed Miller, owner of Goold Orchards prepares for upcoming apple festival Tuesday, October 2, 2012 in ...
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A 'short and sweet' season for strawberries Allison Nowicki, 1, of Tolland stops Saturday to enjoy a fresh strawberry as families take advantage of warm, sunny weather to pick their own at Scott's Yankee Farmer in East Lyme. Published June 16. 2013 12:01AM By Judy Benson Day Staff Writer Strawberry season in Connecticu...
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Sat May 3, 2014 Organic Farming Factions Spat Over Synthetic Substances Share Tweet E-mail Comments Print By Dan Charles The National Organic Standards Board voted to no longer allow farmers to use the antibiotic streptomycin on organic apple and pear trees. Here in the news biz, we rely on thumbnail descriptions, spar...
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Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Home News Topics Featured February 25, 2016 Purdue President Mitch Daniels calls on leaders to counter anti-GMO falsehoods ARLINGTON, Va. - Purdue University President Mitch Daniels on Thursday (Feb. 25) called on leaders in the public, private and nonprofit sectors to push back a...
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Advertisement Home > Farm groups back America's Heartland Series Farm groups back America's Heartland Series Southwest Farm Press EMAIL Comments 0 The National Cotton Council has announced its support of a new weekly public television show that is celebrating the miracle of American agriculture and the farm and ranch f...
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Context and trends From Women in Development to Gender and Development Why a gender and development plan of action? Strategic objectives for the plan of action Home gardens Food processing and storage Food discrimination Agricultural support system Rural finance and marketing services Rural organizations Agricultural r...
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From the Open-Publishing CalendarFrom the Open-Publishing NewswireIndybay FeatureRelated Categories: California | Central Valley | Environment & Forest Defense | Government & Elections Delta Pumping Restrictions: It's About Salmon by Dan Bacher Wednesday Feb 13th, 2013 8:53 AM "While the immediate reason water diversio...
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Industry Vilsack says rural America needs a new mindset By University of Tennessee Extension U.S. Secretary of Agriculture garnered a lot of media attention on December 6 when he asked the attendees at the 2012 Farm Journal Forum, “Why is it that we don’t have a Farm Bill?” He went on to say, “It isn’t just the differe...
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Thornless HoneylocustGleditsia triacanthos form inermis The thornless honeylocust has captured the hearts of arborists, community foresters and homeowners throughout America. And no wonder. This tree is easy to plant, grows fast, has reasonably strong branches, is aesthetically pleasing and is tough enough to withstand...
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Home | Press Release | Press Releases January 2014 Home Shifts Towards Sustainable Agriculture Needed to Meet Demands of 9 Billion by 2050 Tue, Jan 21, 2014 UNEP Executive Director Addresses Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, Meets with Key Ministers | Français | 中文 The world's agricultural production must shift to...
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Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa > Development Impact Sub-Saharan Africa Strategy Industries Agribusiness Financial Markets Infrastructure Health & Education Manufacturing & Services Advisory Services Access to Finance Investment Climate Sustainable Business Advisory Public-Private Partnerships Conflict Affected S...
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Steve Wiswell (left), Tom Willard (center) and Andy Turcotte take a breather while setting up their entry from Endicott House in the Bayside Expo Flower Show.Photo / Donna CoveneyFull Screen Endicott team blossoms at spring show despite winter casualties Victimized by a tough winter, the MIT Endicott House horticulture...
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Pay deal may be too late for Mulgrave cane growers Charlie McKillop Crushing looks set to continue into December at Mulgrave Central Mill after a difficult season A protracted pay dispute between the Mulgrave Central Mill, in Far North Queensland, and its workers may finally be over but cane growers fear the worst is y...
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Wolf Recovery at Crossroads in the Southwest By Susan Montoya Bryan on MNN.com Reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves into the American Southwest has caused major problems for some ranchers. A decade has passed since the federal government began returning endangered Mexican wolves to their historic range in the Southwes...
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AgriLife scientists working on new lablab variety Texas The value of lablab, an annual tropical legume, as potential quality forage has long been known, but that doesn't mean it can't be made a lot better, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant breeder. Gerald Smith, Ph.D., AgriLife Research plant breeder at the Texa...
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Pulled raisin vineyards led 2016 decline in California grape acreage Apr 20, 2017 GMOs, fertilizer spark good rural-urban discussion Apr 18, 2017 Napa County farm, wine grape values jump 33 percent Apr 19, 2017 Arizona tree nut plantings on the fast track Apr 18, 2017 Management Squeezing sustainable energy from compre...
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89-year-old's farm is first to be permanently preserved in Silver Spring Township 128-acre Farm Enters Cumberland County Agricultural Conservation Easement Program View the Slideshow >> (Gallery by Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com) Tricia Kline | Special to PennLive on April 06, 2013 at 7:43 PM, updated April 07, 20...
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Public Release: 29-Aug-2008 Key discovered to cold tolerance in corn Longer growing season, growth in colder regions possible American Society of Plant Biologists Demand for corn -- the world's number one feed grain and a staple food for many -- is outstripping supply, resulting in large price increases that are foreca...
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Advertisement Home > Cotton equipment could work for switchgrass Cotton equipment could work for switchgrass | Southeast Farm Press EMAIL Comments 0 Quick, how much new equipment will you need to get started as a producer of switchgrass, which is being touted as a potential cellulosic feedstock in the production of eth...
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European Agriculture: Its Time for a Revolution The hope for a form of European agriculture that is more attentive to the environment, both for taxpayers and for those who produce in a sustainable way, has recently suffered a setback. Last week Brussels took a definitive step backwards in the procedures that will give ...
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Riceland tops billion dollar mark for 5th straight year The 92nd Annual Riceland Foods Membership Meeting was held at the Grand Prairie Center. Riceland Foods reported at its annual meeting in Stuttgart Thursday that sales and revenue topped the billion-dollar mark for the fifth consecutive year.The 92nd Annual Ricelan...
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Israel Is On It Tiny Dynamo Book Search for: Donate Fighting Hospital Infections Anti-bacterial Fabric Arabs in Israeli Hospitals Children with Heart Disease Doctors Treating Terrorists One Doctor’s Account Managing Water Supply Desalinated Water Untold News Awards for Israeli Innovation Drip Irrigation Systems / Irrig...
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Garden Talk: September 8, 2011 From NGA Editors Lemons for Limes If your garden produced a bounty of vegetables this summer, you may have had more than you and your family could eat at certain times. What to do with all that extra produce? Many of us share with friends and neighbors or donate surplus to local food pant...
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8 Ways To Hire Help Shelby Haag “Employers today are struggling to find the right people,” says Gary Maas, president of Agricareers, Inc. “It's hard to find employees who have the skills and competencies for the job, the values and behaviors that promote job satisfaction and the attitudes that motivate them to excel.” ...
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Welcome to the Animal Feeding Operations Database! The online Animal Feeding Operations database lets you access information about DNR’s regulated livestock and poultry facilities. You can - look up locations, animal numbers, construction reviews, environmental or geological reviews; and details about manure management...
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Select a Country Improving Agriculture Featured Collaborating on Sustainable Agriculture It’s important to know how your food is produced, why it’s produced that way and how the world can produce enough to feed itself in the coming years. We invite you to take a look at the collaborations we are making in agriculture, ...
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Stink bugs: Get them with traps before they get your home and garden The new Rescue stink bug trap is harmless and odorless to people and pets; find it at stores such as Lowe's and Home Depot. Courtesy Rescue! Courtesy Rescue! Out of sight should not mean out of mind. The "great awakening" is upon us; stink bugs are re...
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US Farm Report Home Tractor Tales AgDay Ace Your Farm's Accounting Tyne Morgan Forward Contracting Leads to Long-term Success USFR Segments USFR Segments Home Marketing Roundtable Baxter Black Read the Weekly Recap Alison Rice How to Market Your Grain Right Now Filling Your Grain Bins? Consider Calls to Manage the Risk...
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2013-05-13 Linde invests in crop science as challenge to food security intensifies Linde invests in crop science as challenge to food security intensifies Munich, 13 May 2013 – Linde Gases, a division of the Linde Group, today announced the launch of its Crop Science business. The re-energised product and service offer...
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Home Archived Issues Ag/Rural Show Guide FTP Upload Information Best of NAMA 2015 Latest Ag Agencies Listing Forms Agri-Marketing Conf More NAMA ALLIED AG GROUPS MEET WITH HOUSE'S MINORITY WHIP TO PRESS FOR FARM BILLDec. 6, 2012Source: American Soybean Association news release American Soybean Association (ASA) Preside...
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Wednesday, 20 August 2014 14:37 Reclaiming the landscape: Greenhouse project to spur habitat restoration Written by Holly Kays Under a clear sky and afternoon sun, the winding road through Cherokee and out past Birdtown is a beautiful one. It’s a trek that employees at the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Office of En...
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US food conference fails to unite farmers on GM crops Tuesday 1 July 2003 21.20 EDT The Killer Tomatoes Meet the Sacramento Riot Police may sound more like the title of a horror movie than the summary of one of the largest conferences ever held on the future of food, but last week's gathering in the Californian state c...
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By Marcia King Barns & Sheds Print Email If you think lightning never strikes twice in the same place, think again. The USDA's recently retired Chief Meteorologist Albert Peterlin says, "Lightning is not just a random event natural killer, but more an opportunist taking advantage of a preferred pathway. Where lightning...
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Dairy in Africa: Keeping Cultures Alive Italy - 21 Sep 13 - Pascale Brevet Africa might not be the first continent that comes to mind when we talk about cheese, and it is true that it is not such a common food in most African countries. But there are a number of rich dairy traditions around the continent, some a legacy...
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Tomato Wars Ahead? U.S. Dubious On Extending Mexico Trade Deal By Bill Chappell Sep 28, 2012 ShareTwitter Facebook Google+ Email A worker separates tomatoes at a market in Mexico City. The Commerce Department says it might act to end a 16-year-old trade deal governing fresh Mexican tomatoes sold in the U.S. Gregory Bul...
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Growing Currants Possibly the most nutritious of berries, growing currants yourself will help you save money on these pricey, hard-to-find fruits. By Barbara Pleasant Their powerful nutritional punch notwithstanding, growing currants would have been illegal in eastern states. However, many varieties are now resistant t...
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You Put the Lime in the Coconut Bali Proposed as a World Center for Coconut Research. (4/19/2004) The National Center for the Study and Development of Plantation Agriculture has proposed to the Government of Bali that a 200-hectare research and development center for coconuts be established on the island.In meetings he...
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Navigating the urban forest Timothy Snider has made care of trees and plants his life’s work When you’re driving around a neighborhood, or driving on the freeway and looking at all the trees in the city, most folks just see green. Pasadena resident Timothy Snider glances at a tree and will tell you its Latin name, the ...
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How Using Antibiotics In Animal Feed Creates Superbugs By Richard Knox Feb 21, 2012 TweetShareGoogle+Email Many livestock groups say there's no evidence that antibiotics in livestock feed have caused a human health problem, but researchers beg to differ. Originally published on February 21, 2012 5:19 pm Researchers hav...
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Reception, Frequencies, & How To Listen Big Bucks From Strawberry Genes Lead To Conflict At UC Davis By Daniel Charles Jul 2, 2014 ShareTwitter Facebook Google+ Email Originally published on July 2, 2014 4:26 pm Yesterday, we reported on a legal tussle over control of the country's top center of strawberry breeding, at...
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USDA announces funding for 2 Farm Bill bioenergy programs By USDA | June 16, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced up to $14.5 million in funding for two USDA bioenergy programs made available through the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA's Rural Development announced it is accepting applications from companies ...
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Posted: Fri 6:55 PM, May 22, 2009 / KBTX - Brazos Valley This Morning / From the Ground Up / Article Results from a recent study indicate significant losses in agricultural land acreage in Texas between 1997 and 2007. You might be surprised to learn that fragmentation of rural land can lead to much more than just a los...
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Big Grower May 2006 Around the Table By Bridget White Where do you get your fuel? "We work with a broker who deals with other area nurseries. He has five or six growers that actually hedge natural gas. The rest just buy through their utility or they may nominate gas through him. When you get to the significant months, ...
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Home News The Toro Company recently honored The Toro Company recently honored The company’s efforts to promote “Smart Irrigation Month” recognized. RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Recently, Assemblyman Eric Linder, representing the 60th Assembly District in the State of California, honored The Toro Company for its support of “Smar...
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Drosophila numbers increase significantly in Idaho The number of spotted wing drosophila caught in traps in southwestern Idaho has increased significantly the past few weeks. The pest attacks a broad range of fruit crops and producers in the region are monitoring the situation closely. Sean EllisCapital Press Published...
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New secretary of agriculture speaks to U.S. Wheat, NAWG boards By Jennifer M. Latzke NEW SECRETARY--With less than a month on the job, newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks to the boards of U.S. Wheat Associates, Inc., and the National Association of Wheat Growers. (Journal photo by Jennifer ...
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Klussendorf Association Names Geiger 14th Honorary Member Submitted by World Dairy Expo on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 11:00 Hoard's Dairyman: Klussendorf Association Names Geiger 14th Honorary Member Date: Sat, 10/06/2012 Corey Geiger is congratulated by Horace Backus as newest Honorary Klussendorf Member. Doug Blair, also an h...
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One year on Katine Chronicles blog The Ugandan government needs to do more for farmers The Katine project could help improve livelihoods in this sub-county of north-east Uganda, but it should not absolve the government of its responsibilities towards farmers across the country, argues Ronald Naluwairo Peter Eroku and h...
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Nebraska a longtime leader in research into distiller grains Written by Gothenburg Times Friday, 24 May 2013 13:40 LINCOLN—Terry Klopfenstein’s first foray into the possibility of using distillers grains for cattle feed in the late 1960s was based on the idea of fermenting wheat because it was so cheap at the time. “I ...
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« Didn't we learn? Ronald Reagan didn’t know Ri...» Write the SFWMD on Adaptive Protocols for Lake O Guest commentary by RAE ANN WESSEL, SCCF Natural Resource Policy Director Save | Post a comment | The Adaptive Protocols for Lake Okeechobee Operations (AP) provide guidance to Lake Okeechobee water managers when decidi...
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Global Food for Thought Global Agricultural Development Initiative The Chicago Council on Global Affairs This Week's Edition of the Global Food for Thought News Brief Please click here to view this week's Global Food for Thought News Brief. If you have not signed up to receive Global Food for Thought by email, please d...
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Arielle Golden Reintroducing the Marshall Strawberry By Arielle Golden on May 24, 2013 Five years ago, Slow Foods’ “Most Endangered Foods” list included the Marshall Strawberry. The fruit, known as the finest eating strawberry in America by the James Beard Foundation, is a deep, dark, red, with an exceptionally bold fl...
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AgriLife Offices AgriLife.org Leader in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life Sciences About AgriLife About Texas A&M AgriLife The Land-Grant Mission The Land-Grant Legacy in the Lone Star State History of Texas A&M AgriLife Texas A&M AgriLife Institutes Office of the Vice Chancellor Staff AgriLife Communications Ag...
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October 27, 2002Dr. David Wm. Smith, CFPresidentSociety of American ForestersEmeritus Professor of ForestryVirginia Tech621 Woodland Drive, NWBlacksburg, VA 24061-3234Dear President Smith: Several weeks ago we received a copy of the August 28, 2002 letter that you wrote, in your capacity as SAF President, to Senator Ro...
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Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Pedology Pedology, (from the Greek pedon = soil), is the study of soils and soil formation. Pedology or soil science? This discipline is known under several names, soil science, edaphology, or agrology. The diversity of names associated with this discipline is related t...
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Tag: Karen Rivara Mural coming down, restaurant possible at East Main St. building Q&A: New L.I. Farm Bureau pres marks a couple of ‘firsts’ by Carrie Miller CARRIE MILLER PHOTO | Karen Rivara on the dock at her Southold-based oyster business. After nearly 60 years representing farmers on Long Island, the Long Island F...
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BeekeepingTimes.com Search Main PageNews & Events News from the StatesNews from All OverThe Bee EconomyThe Honey TradeDevelopment NewsOn the Research FrontEvent Notices Research & Tech You are here: News & Events The Honey Trade International Honey Trade Importers of Chinese Honey Avoid Tariff in the USA through Re-rou...
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... Mer Rouge farmer wins again The Louisiana Radio Network recently announced Mer Rouge farmer Harper Armstrong is the winner of the 16th annual Louisiana Farmer of the Year award. Not knowing he had won, Armstrong found out at the organizations's banquet at White Oak Plantation in Baton Rouge Thursday night, where fo...
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Resist the Corporate State Posts Tagged ‘Food security’ Don’t be fooled: NO to ‘Climate Smart Agriculture’ The Institute of Science in Society 09/28/15 No to Climate Smart Agriculture ‘Climate Smart Agriculture’ is agribusiness’ latest attempt to promote industrial farming and undermine agro-ecological approaches gener...
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On the Traces of Sticky Rice Alessandro Scarpa Mayu Ino works in Vietnam for the Japanese NGO Seed to Table and is an old friend of Slow Food and Terra Madre. Thanks to her, we were able to visit the food community of Tan Lac organic rice producers in the northern Vietnamese province of Hoa Bin. The car battled for an ...
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Soybean Farmer Takes Monsanto to Supreme Court http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/soybean_farmer_takes_monsanto_to_supreme_court_20130209/ Posted on Feb 9, 2013 A single 75-year-old Indiana soybean farmer in rural southwestern Indiana is taking on the multibillion dollar agricultural giant Monsanto over the is...
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Drought In U.S. Now Worst Since 1956; Food Prices To Spike, Economy To Suffer By Mark Memmott On Monday, a weed was growing through the dry earth at Marion Kujawa's pond, which he normally uses to water the cattle on his farm in Ashley, Ill. The redder the area, the worst the drought. Originally published on July 17, 2...
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IBM Develops Plan to Help Moroccan Farmers Boost Skills, Production Select a topic or year Contact(s) information Rabat, Morocco - 08 Nov 2012: IBM (NYSE: IBM) experts participating in the company's pro bono Corporate Service Corps program have recommended a strategy to lift the productivity of Moroccan farmers. The pl...
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More Go green with versatile and inexpensive cabbage for St. Patrick's DaySusan Greer, THE CANADIAN PRESS 03.10.2014Cabbage is grown commercially in most provinces in Canada, says Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, with Quebec leading the way, followed by Ontario.beerfan Creations with cabbage: Recipes for St. Patrick's...
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DuPont Unveils New Local Investments in Africa and Innovative Global Food Security Index DuPont Chair and CEO Ellen Kullman announced two key efforts that will support collaborative, world hunger initiatives. Based on our work with smallholder farmers and African families, we understand that local solutions, local acce...
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Related ResourcesLocal History Tools Local History Secrets of a Turkey Grower Published November 23, 2009 Submitted by: Renee Secrets of a Turkey Grower Citizen of the week section by Jim Billings Bias Magazine, Springfield, Mo., November 21, 1951, pages 16-19 The car door slammed and 2,000 wrinkled red necks straighte...
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The many faces of Bega’s big cheese Barry Irvin Photos Luis Enrique Ascui by Julie-anne Sprague Barry Irvin , the man about to make millionaires of many in his home town, never wanted to be a farmer.As far as he was concerned, he had turned his back on the little Bega dairy property farmed by his family for three gener...
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More 'Canes In The Cotton? Charles Johnson | Mar 31, 2000 Nothing gets Southerners' attention quite like a big storm on the horizon with cotton almost ready for harvest. Strong winds can blow cotton right out of opened bolls, covering Deep South fields like a soggy early autumn snowfall. From 1995-1999, Southeastern fa...
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Hemp not worth the risk for farmers Published: December 6, 2013 10:00AM Last changed: December 6, 2013 10:01AM P. Solomon Banda/Associated Press In this Oct. 5 photo, a volunteer walks through a hemp field at a farm in Springfield, Colo. during the first known harvest of industrial hemp in the U.S. since the 1950s. Buy...
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Tobacco purchasing should be based on value, not price Apr 03, 2017 Some Georgia growers wanted to talk soybean weed control, most didn’t Apr 10, 2017 Caledonia: Where prisoners have grown their food for 125 years Apr 04, 2017 How a blueberry family won and lost against a punishing situation Apr 05, 2017 Management NCC...
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Let it grain Learn how truly wild rice is harvested [VIDEO] By Daniel Klein on Jan 13, 2011 Share This week, The Perennial Plate is covering the most Minnesotan of all topics — wild rice. It is an epic food: delicious, full of nutrients and tradition. However, I’ve never really been fond of the stuff until recently, pe...
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Agriculture faring better than overall economy Harry Cline The economy is still out of gas, struggling to find relief. Agriculture is faring considerably better than the rest of the economy. The latest USDA figures project that net farm income will increase this year to $77.1 billion, the fourth highest level ever. Fer...
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Indonesia: Fighting for food self-sufficiency Andi Abdussalam Antara 4 Nov 16; Jakarta (ANTARA News) - As an agriculture country, Indonesia was once self-sufficient in the production of rice, the staple food for its people of 250 million, but now it is importing some of the commodity and is struggling to regain its pas...
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The Van Hoosen Farm By Jill Waldecker The Van Hoosen Farm dates back to 1823 when Lemuel Taylor, his wife Sarah, and nine children purchased 160 acres of land in Avon Township, now Rochester Hills. When Lemuel's granddaughter, Sarah Ann, married Joshua Van Hoosen in 1854, most of the Taylor farm property was purchased ...
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Fisheries & Wildlife | Forestry | Parks, Recreation & Tourism | Soil, Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences | School of Natural Resources Missouri Climate Missouri Weather Missouri Mesonet Tropical Storms in Missouri Pat Guinan State Climatologist Commercial Agriculture/University of Missouri Extension As summer progres...
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FARMERS NAT'L CO. NAMES FOUR SENIOR VPSApr. 15, 2014Source: Farmers National Co. news release Farmers National Company, the nation's leading agricultural and energy management company, has announced four internal promotions to the position of senior vice president. David Englund, David Smith, Michael Pfantz, and Terri ...
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| Auto Reviews How to make a pumpkin BY COLLEEN DAY (Staff Writer) From local farms to house decorations, pumpkins are everywhere this time of year, but preparation for the pumpkin craze began in May, Gene Hahn, manager of Roba Family Farms, said. Farmers at Roba Family Farms sow thousands of pumpkin seeds into more th...
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Farmers for economic freedom Updates from the Prairie Centre/Centre for Prairie Agriculture in Regina, Saskatchewan. web posted February 19, 2001 Who’s endangered now? By Craig Docksteader On February 2nd of this year, Environment Minister David Anderson followed through on his promise: He reintroduced his endangered s...
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The scent of Garlic | Hood River News tablet version The cook’s best tool has new organic roots in Hood River Nine years ago, Eric Hixson knew next to nothing about garlic. Now he’s fully conversant about softnecks, hardnecks, clove size, and which varieties are prized for size, looks and flavor. Hixson and Terri Brown...
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Raw Milk Producers Aim To Regulate Themselves Charlotte Smith, of Champoeg Creamery in St. Paul, Ore., says raw milk may offer health benefits. But she also acknowledges its very real dangers.A growing number of Americans are buying raw milk. That's milk that has not been pasteurized to kill bacteria.As we've reported,...
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